Understaffed Health Department aims to expand mental health services

Understaffed Health Department aims to expand mental health services

CHICAGO The Chicago Department of Public Health is facing hundreds of vacancies and lost funding due to COVID-19, but the mayor’s proposed 2024 budget is setting the stage to expand services mental health department. The agency has 493 vacancies across all departments, representing about 42% of the agency’s positions, acting Commissioner Fikirte Wagaw told workers … Read more